Bottled Water

Growth in off-trade volume sales of bottled water in Kenya in 2023 was weaker than in 2022. This was partly due to the resumption of pre-pandemic routines, with retail demand slowing as people spent less time at home. The downturn was also…

While tap water is available in Tunisia, the quality of it is deteriorating, leading most consumers to stop drinking it. As such, bottled water is considered an essential product for staying hydrated and healthy and consumers are not particularly…

Producers of bottled water are contending with higher input costs and supply chain complexities across multiple fronts. Increasing energy prices and transportation costs, supply chain logjams and inflated prices for primary packaging materials have…

The stronger emphasis on water consumption in Uzbekistan, coupled with the hot climate and growing population, continued to have a favourable impact on bottled water sales in 2023. The category has maintained the strong pace of growth seen in recent…

Bottled water continued to thrive in 2023, registering growth in both volume and value terms, with a slowing increase in unit prices in the year. Key growth drivers include the ongoing concern about the poor quality of tap water in many parts of the…